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Three members of the same family shot dead in Pakistan were named today as husband and wife Mohammad and Pervaze Yousaf and their 22-year-old daughter Tania.

The family, from Nelson in Lancashire, were visiting the country for a wedding, according to police.

They were killed in a village in the district of Gujrat in north-east Pakistan in the early hours of Thursday.

Tributes were paid to Tania on a Facebook page set up in her memory by friends.

One of them, Steph Roden wrote: “It’s awful that could happen to anyone. She was so innocent and quiet at school. God bless to all the family xxx”.Another, Lisa Dickens, said: “My thoughts are with the family at this awful time!!”

Lancashire police said officers are providing support to family members in Nelson and are working with Pakistani authorities.

A spokesman said: “Lancashire police have been informed of an incident in Pakistan which occurred in the early hours of May 20.

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“Three members of a family from Nelson who were visiting the country for a wedding were killed in a shooting incident.

“The circumstances surrounding the deaths are unclear at this time but police in Lancashire are liaising with the authorities in Pakistan to ascertain exactly what has happened.

“Officers are speaking with family members in Nelson and they are being offered support at this difficult time.”

The Foreign Office said it is investigating reports of the shooting.According to reports in Pakistan, the family, who were named locally, were shot during a visit to a cemetery.

Two of the gunmen were arrested and police were hunting another two suspects in connection with the attack, which left another woman dead.